South Viphya
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1958
1 562 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (292)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
22
Observations
25
Area
16,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
22 distinct species · 25 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 411mm
Warmest m°
28,3°C
Coldest m°
17,8°C
Elevation: 588 m on average (min 476 m, max 1 008 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 411mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
17,8°C
Mean alt.
588m
Min
476m
Max
1 008m
Std. dev.
84m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
22,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Fukamapiri
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,7g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
22,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
16,9g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
22,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
21,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.6%
Crops16.4%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)42.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
71 078km²
Discharge in basins
5,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 623mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
0,04
Mean runoff
240mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
582m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
59,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN